Scary and good save. Does your plane have VGs? If not, highly recommend, also careful with letting the yoke forward when you hit the wakes. I’ve hit a few surprise wakes in mine as well.

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

This Buc has a clean wing, no VGs or Batwings... yet. I'm still working on getting them. Good point about the yoke on a bounce. I'll remember that.

@krotchlickmeugh627

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoryJohnsonpilot i think you did perfect. That on step turn around you pushed a little over 3/4 throttle it looked like. The second she got up and was about to pop out to a bounce. You chopped throttle and settled her in. Perfection.

@dirtridr

Жыл бұрын

VGs seem like a gimmick. I see them on trucks all the time, and they don't help at all.

@mr-uc4me

Жыл бұрын

@@dirtridr not a gimmick at all. Have put them on the last two planes I've had. Improvements were very noticeable: lowered stall speed, more effective ailerons and flaps. They can be used sometimes to fix undesirable flying characteristics that would otherwise need a redesign.

@glenwilliams5818

Жыл бұрын

Yes watch the swells

12:35

@christiansvideos

3 жыл бұрын

Hero

@StevenRides

3 жыл бұрын

Yep thank you

I applaud anyone who posts something like this that can be educational to other pilots. Unfortunately it draws in a lot of people that don't know what they're talking about and armchair pilots. Thank you for sharing

Boy, I can really sea the allure of an amphibious aircraft. The beauty of the area, stately homes on the shoreline, beaches, etc. make approaches and landings a joy to behold. I love the way these aircraft sit in the water. It really must bring you a lot of joy.

I love the video dad! Keep up the great work, I love you :)))

You were very lucky to recover. I had the same thing happen, then went to an instructor with Lake and they replicated what happens when you hit a boat wake, First, do not chase the elevator, you will be out of phase and agrivate the bounce. Afetr a couple of bounces the nose will sumerge. Proper procedure is to remove all power, lock the elevator in the crook of your elbows, hold it back full until airplane settles. Use rudder to keep level. Not pretty or sexy but it works. Never try and save it,.

I'm a current student pilot and I watch a lot of educational aviation videos, but half of the time I just want to watch a fellow pilot fly their plane peacefully, talking here and there with no intention to dive deep into educating.. just showing the beauty of aviation, while I sit back and drink my water. You my friend having giving me that pleasure. Fantastic video, thank you for sharing.

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I'm glad you enjoyed the videos. Good Luck finishing your PPL. It's absolutely worth the time and effort. Safe Skies & Calm Seas.

That was a little hairy. Despite that, your video really makes me miss flying. Laid off thanks to the pandemic. Been 11 months since I've flown. I also use to drive boat for a living so, the fact you have a flying boat just pulls on my heart strings.

@Lemev

3 жыл бұрын

Same thing here Bro, fired on August due to the pandemic.... I hope we can get back in the air real soon... Stay strong! 👍🏻👊🏻

@Winglet520

3 жыл бұрын

@@Lemev 329 days and counting since I flew. Sure a long wait. It’s definitely a challenge.

Looks like you have a lot of fun in that buccaneer. Awesome vid. Thanks for sharing...

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

You bet. These planes are crazy fun.

Randomly was recommended your channel. My family used to have our Cessna 172 at Lake Norman Airpark when we were living in Mooresville. I haven’t seen a takeoff from inside the cockpit there in probably 17 years now so that was a bit nostalgic for me. Now that I’m working on my own pilot’s license I have a deeper appreciation for how cool the takeoffs and views over Lake Norman are. Very cool!

@krotchlickmeugh627

3 жыл бұрын

Man I could only imagine. Being spoiled enough to be able to realize what you took for granted or didn't take in st the time. I'm stuck with RC ha

@Connor_Herman

3 жыл бұрын

@@krotchlickmeugh627 it probably didn’t help that I used to get super air sick when I was young, glad I grew out of that. Why are you stuck with RC? Go take a discovery flight!

Nice on preventing oscillation, good recovery.

As a boater and a pilot, I always watch out for wakes. If you see a boat moving anywhere near your LZ; you need to be prepared to avoid the wake that will remain long after the boat has moved away. Your plane creates a Very large wake also; so please be mindful of the effects it may have on boats, waterfront property and others on the lake you are using.

@firstamendmenttshirt4768

3 жыл бұрын

Wind does more damage an current than from a boat or plain..

Great video Cory, your best one to date!

Nice save...I was holding my breath(at my computer)...just in case. I am a private pilot but many years years removed from currency. I have no 'real clue' what's the procedure is for such an issue but my SEL training said to get the hell off the lake. Trying to save a 'land' landing is one thing, but landing on water, in my eyes needs to be way more precise. Once the 'numbers' fall apart with landing on water, the sky is your friend. Good luck with flying, you have a 'ticket' to experience what the 99.9% of world can only imagine.

Wow your energy is congratulations! So glad everything went great for you. Congrats again and have a great week ..take care

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! You too!

Yup-.had the same occurrence on LOkeechobee Fl. coming back into my own water wake finishing a 360 turn. Thank the lord my instructor, Ed Amatto , took control and got us out of the situation. could have pitch polled like a HobieCat. have a Great video of it.

So cool. I have flown into lake Norman airport many times and have a house there.

A lot of backseat pilots on here that really think they know their stuff. Good save man

@Limbwalker1000

3 жыл бұрын

Hey mrjgl - I beg to differ with you on the back seat pilot thing - I'm not a back seat pilot - I am a LAPTOP PILOT - lmao - just messin' whitcha - thanks - and you are very right about the back seat pilot thing. thanks Steve - columbus, ohio USA

Watched a Buccaneer do the same thing in San Francisco bay a couple of years ago only I think it was a big ferry wake. Pitched him nose down just like you only it was a larger wake. He buried the nose and came to a dead stop. The impact on the wave split the hull and sunk the Buccaneer. There might be a video of it on KZread.

@U20E27

3 жыл бұрын

m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/h318z9R-ipCZoso.html There is a part 2 of it sinking. I was out sailing we heard it taking off saw it stuff the wave and then sudden power cut. They hit hard.

Ok I have to admit I was jealous watching this. Looks like you buzzed a friendly’s house 😉. Oh and nice save! 👍🏼👨🏻‍✈️

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

😁

Looks like fun!

Enjoyed your video. Hope to own one of those myself one day. :)

"Caution wake turbulence"

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

That’s funny. 🤣

Great video

Nice landing

Happened to me but on a float plane landing, and the wake hit us from the side. Definitely an experience!

Hitting wakes like that can be real interesting. We lost one to rough water when trying to do a recovery. Improper use of throttle and controls leading to “pitch poling” the airplane. It is really important to get good training to transition from a tractor type airplane to develop Lake specific habit patterns, especially on the water.

Thanks for sharing! Awful to watch the porpoise. Been there, done that. Although not as bad. No need... That’s really bad in the small LAKE. The RENGADE is better in that regards, but that comes at a much higher price unfortunately. I highly recommend shoulder harnesses!! Always happy landings in the LAKE!!

That's great Cory. I'm glad I found your channel. Looks like some fun flying.

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I've had a lot of fun learning to fly the Lake Buccaneer and making videos along the way.

Probably a good reason to do a high recon before picking your spot.

I lost a dear friend in a Lake and witnessed many Lake accidents, but never flew one myself. After watching this video I’m glad I never did. I owned a Republic Seabee instead and see now how much superior the Seabee truly was. With the deep V hull of my Bee there was no issue dealing with choppy waves. The only challenge was to learn how to deal with strong winds due to the high tail of the Seabee. The advantage was however, it made it easy to tell where the wind was from. But thanks to this video Zi now understand what makes the Lake so dangerous to fly, apart the fact of raising the nose in an engine out, which happened in my friends case on take off, not giving the flying pilot a chance to quick enough retrial the aircraft. Instead after utmost a 100 ft of the ground entering a spin and nose down into the ground. In my humble opinion this aircraft is a dangerously poor design. I noticed in many accidents the nose digging into the water and being ripped of at the nose of the wing and bent backwards underneath the fuselage with no chance of survival. Thanks to his immediate reaction, this pilot avoided just that, otherwise it would have ended bad. Any aircraft aims to kill you, if you are not on top of things, however this one is particular good at challenging a pilots skills.

Reminds me of flying with a late friend at UES. He let me try a sea landing and we were down to 10ft agl until a motorboat crossed our path and we aborted. His Lake was the same color as yours.

We live right across the bay from the Lake Norman strip. I will watch planes coming and going to see if I can spot your aircraft.

Nice Save! Firm, yet 'feeling' response. Decisive! Power on, take off attitude , reject 'Alighting' n fly it out. Definitely need some sort of sunvisors. That wake snuck in 'up-sun'! Thanks for sharing n letting us all learn. Mebe we should standardize on British/ Commonwealth term - water Alighting - correct n reinforcing water as opposed to land arrival.

What an awesome plane!

maybe some shoulder harnesses and a PFD.?

Nice video.

I've never flown the Searey, but I'd be very interested in hearing about whether it handles waves any differently/better or whether it has any tendency to porpoise...Progressive Aerodyne has made a few changes to the hull design, so I'd be interested in any hearing any comments...

Hi Cory, I listened to the SPA podcast with you last Tuesday. I decided to look for your KZread posts. From a fellow Lake Buccaneer owner/pilot. I have to ask why you do not wear a PFD (personal flotation device). For me & my passengers this a mandatory item for water flying.

This is better than watching trent palmer.

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

That's high praise, Thank You. Trent is one of my favorite YoutTubers

Yikes! Thanks for sharing. Fly safe!

If you are going to land.... Land. If you are just cleaning the bottom of your plane like the Tundra tire water skippers, you'll eventually look for trouble! 😉

@TheCobraman45

3 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same thing. Do you want to hit a wake at 10 mph or 80 ? The longer you are at 80 the more chance of finding a wake. It’s a seaplane not a Donzi.

I puckered a tad when I saw you catch that wake!! Glad it wasn't me with my 172 on Edos....

New subscriber. Love the Lake. Such a cool plane. I fly a 1969 Arrow out of JQF I’m sure I’ve barely missed you in this thing buzzing around before.

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

I'm at JQF a lot. Hopefully we can catch up sometime, there's a lot of fun flying ahead this summer. Safe Skies!

Kept it from getting out of hand and rejected it. Good job.

Loved the video. Seaplane is a nice KZread Niche. Background music was a touch too loud but all together a great video! Love that you’re east coast too! Look forward to more videos

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you! I'm looking for a better sound track for the next one. Safe Skies & Calm Seas!

@reyesben

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoryJohnsonpilot guys like Trent Palmer usually share their music sources in their notes. That might give you some good options. Thanks for your hard work!

We meet in Concord when AJ was changing your oil. Nice video.

Super footage. Thanks for sharing. MA2 pilot from Montreal, Canada!

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Thought this was Cory robin when I saw the name and I was like WHATTT haha. New to the channel. Subscribing. Always fascinated by these planes.

I have to ask why you don’t use your shoulder harness? Especially after hitting a wave like that you can see how you get thrown around quickly.

@johnnukecop

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect that it is an older airplane that was built before shoulder harnesses were required. That said, I agree with the thought, and if it were my money (a big "if"), I might spend some on having harnesses installed, if they're available for an older Lake (another "if") Enjoyable video, thanks for sharing with all of us.

@MrCraiglog

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnnukecop There is a shoulder harness already in that plane.

@johnnukecop

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCraiglog You may be right, because I wondered the same thing. I will watch the video again.

@tripleseven8361

3 жыл бұрын

I installed new seatbelts with shoulder harnesses in my Thurston Teal amphibian… I’m pretty sure they saved my life when I had a porpoising accident during takeoff… The front of the airplane was demolished, but I escaped with bruises only!

@lanse77lithgow

3 жыл бұрын

Jaques Cousteau's son died in an amphib accident. Film footage shows him flying their catalina without the shoulder harness.

Your a star in the making Cory. Been wanting to get me one of these. Did you get your sea plane rating here in NC? If so/not where? Thanks, Fig

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

I got my SES down in Tavares, FL last summer. I highly recommend checking out Jones Brothers. Just be careful. Once you get the rating, you're never going to enjoy land planes as much... :)

Btw you’ve gone viral at this point

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. It was fun to see a video go viral once. I hope other videos do as well in the future! Safe Skies!

@pumarolz

3 жыл бұрын

@@CoryJohnsonpilot indeed good luck on the channel , btw I got my pp license today so that’s that

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

@@pumarolz CONGRATS!!!! That's awesome.

Land if you want to land. Take off if that is what you want to do but playing around will eventually be a bad decision

The footage we want to see (again/in full) is from 12 minutes in.

@ryanp6999

3 жыл бұрын

I think you're speaking for yourself. The whole video is worth a watch.. that part is just a bit intense.

@goqsane

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanp6999 no it isn't. The guy clickbaits you into watching boring content. I appreciated the time stamp and moved on.

Nice video but the music is way too loud! Just ditch it.

Happy pattern part

Hi Cory,,,,, What is the name brand on the engine - and how many HP does it put out - it sounds kinda beefy - lol P.S. - Love your Vidz Cory - Really cool looking seaplane - And you can take off and land on dry land too....Right...?? Thanks for posting, Steven Anthony Capizzi Columbus, Ohio USA I'm Starting my PPL Training next month at OSU Aviation - And I just turned 56 yrs old yesterday - LOL

Did mention pearors swell from the b.c. faries! Two yrs rebuild

Hold back! I know 2 instructors that crash those 1 of them was a type specific instructor and unfortunately died in the accident the other landed with the nose wheel door open and the hull got ripped apart, survived.

@linuxleica

3 жыл бұрын

Purposing incident are deadly in those and they are very probe to it

What are those two controls that you keep adjusting pre and post landings - great video - thanks

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Throttle, Prop, Mixture are on the ceiling. Water Rudder is on the floor between the seats.

I'm so jealous! I washed out of military pilot training 9 flights before I got my wings. DOH... but wanna buy this aircraft (or one like it). A few questions: 1. What are the legalities of landing in water? anywhere you cant land? 2. how much draft do you need? How do you know you have enough draft? 3. can you land in sea/ocean? I read the owner manual that says you can land in 1 foot waves... butttt.... that sounds dangerous... 4. Have you seen the 6 seater version of this aircraft anywhere!? Thanks!

@krotchlickmeugh627

3 жыл бұрын

No way would you want to land this in the ocean. Mainly the waves are never 1ft Second Salt will eat everything. Fast too. Lakes only id imagine

So what are we looking at here, 105kts?

Why the extreme control inputs? Is that a part of water plane landing training?

How come it takeoff and landing runs are so long? Are you doing a lot of high speed taxing?

@CoryJohnsonpilot

2 жыл бұрын

water-taxiing is really fun. The Buccaneer becomes a Jetski once on step and it's really fun to run around the lake. Safe Skies!

Hey Corey yo didn"t tell me about this!!! Will see you soon.

2 little little waive.. Hahahahhahah

At 0:23, you hold in a bunch of left aileron, but the plane is still banking right. Is this an optical illusion with the cameras or...what? I'm just curious, what's going on? It looked calm....is this some kinda P-factor or something?? Thanks!

@AndreaSSLeventiSS

3 жыл бұрын

This is just a guess: He is probably not fast enough for the aerodynamic forces to roll the aircraft instantly to the left... I am not sure

It’s a good thing it wasn’t Sea Ray it would’ve been totaled

Bet that was a sphincter clinching moment

Sir how does it work for landing at water? is it needed to do a flyby on the place you whant to land if it some obstacle on the water?

@CoryJohnsonpilot

3 жыл бұрын

Anytime you plan an off airport landing, you absolutely must clear the landing area. I know Lake Norman very well, and know where the power lines and shallow places are. You must always be prepared for a Go-Around. If there's a boat wake, log, or shallow spot, go around and try something else. Safe Skies & Calm Seas!

I would have looked for the ESC button to begin restarting the sim.

......I always kind of liked that airplane...Who knows.?..Maybe some day I'll buy the company back........

I don’t see any seat belts ?

That’s always a cheek pincher (boat wake) …and I don’t mean you face either 😳

You wearing Telex?

👍👍

Need to start practicing rules of the road when you're on the water. As soon as you land, your plane becomes a vessel. Uscg navigation rules.

@rodneykline9615

3 жыл бұрын

§ 91.115 Right-of-way rules: Water operations. These are the federal regulations for aircraft to follow. Study up yourself

@saltygenes

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodneykline9615 you literally proved my point. Do I need to bring out ONRCFSPSOW?

@saltygenes

3 жыл бұрын

@@rodneykline9615 besides overtaking and wing in ground, you need to stay outta the way of everyone. You're clearly the problem on the water if you don't understand this rule.

@saltygenes

3 жыл бұрын

And to top it off, how about rule 6, Safe speed?? You clearly were not in control and risked harm to all veseels around you.

If you hadn't skimmed the water forever and just gone ahead and landed, you probably wouldn't have hit that wake.

You have to know how to read the water. Before catching smooth rollers.

👍👍👍👍👍

And that still doesn't get you to start wearing your shoulder harness???

How can seaplane pilots avoid stuff like this?

@argonman1

3 жыл бұрын

Minimize the amount of time just skimming around, settle down and put to the final location.

@bluecow10

3 жыл бұрын

@@argonman1 That makes perfect sense, thank you!

I don't like that high speed step taxiing like that, seems like an unnecessary risk.

Maybe That's To Much Airplane For The Amount of "Talent" Exhibited...

@rodneykline9615

3 жыл бұрын

Why are you capitalizing every word? Maybe correct grammar exceeds your talent.

That looking like show boating. Not a landing. Chalk it up to a lesson learned.

@mrjgl

3 жыл бұрын

Didn't look like show boating to me. Looked like a touch and go on a lake.

@WiFuzzy

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrjgl Good for you. Dont want to fly with you then... Ever.

@mrjgl

3 жыл бұрын

@@WiFuzzy Like I give a fuck. If you can’t tell the difference between showing off and an unfortunate landing on a lake then you don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.

@rodneykline9615

3 жыл бұрын

I disagree... if you were a pilot you'd know what a landing looks like. This is the risks of landing on water and he recovered without plunging the nose into the water and flipping over his plane.

@WiFuzzy

3 жыл бұрын

@@mrjgl And more reasons why you should never have any passengers.

Just another bait click title!

@rodneykline9615

3 жыл бұрын

Are you saying that landing wouldn't scare the shit out of you?

12:47

@Incognito.culture

3 жыл бұрын

Thank youuu!